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Desktop Selection Help

by cnet7948 Sep 12, 2006 2:39AM PDT

I'm in the market for a new desktop and would like some advice on making the right selection. My primary use is for viewing and editing photos using Photoshop. I plan on upgrading to the most current edition of Photoshop along with the purchase of the desktop. I won't be upgrading my monitor. Could you make some recomendations as far as system requirements to help me select a system?

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Photo editing.

by mopscare42 Sep 12, 2006 7:37AM PDT

I have a HP computer with AMD 4200 duel core processor and 2 gig of ram. I am using Photoshop CS2 and that combination seems to work great. After I bought the computer I added the 2nd gig of ram and a 256mg video card and did see better performance.
I also do video editing through the firewire port and so far nothing seems to slow it down.
The graphics forum on CNET has a lot of good information so you might check there.

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Most any

by gc_robb Sep 15, 2006 5:35AM PDT

Most any new system today would probably work out for what you are looking to do - the biggest factor may be price.

If you are looking for a system with good performance you should be able to find multiple choices for around $500-600 that would come with the complete system, a 19" flat panel monitor, and a basic printer. I would start with the major OEMs such as Dell, HP/Compaq, or Sony and see what you can configure as your best price. Don't hesitate to call them and see if they can improve the deal as well - they often have unadvertised specials and incentives that can get you a great system at a great price.

If you are looking for something specific or a certain brand and would like some more help or have other questions post back and I'll see what I can do.

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